I've never actually played this legendarily famous edutainment game before (though I've played quite a bit of a fanmade remake involving zombies called The Organ Trail), but I decided to pick one of these up on Target's website anyway because it looks rather cool and seems to have a bit more thought put into it than the other miniaturized versions of classic games that have been popping up recently.

Woah.. very cool! Looks well worth it. I played this a lot in computer class growing up, as the Apple IIe was still in my schools until around the mid-90s. A couple years ago, I decided I needed to relive the experience -- first, I tracked down an Apple IIe on Craigslist, and drove two hours for it. Then I spent forever trying to find this game on ebay- but it never appeared. Finally, I found someone on Atari Age who still knew how to burn Apple II games to a floppy disk, and (rather than me trying to learn) I bartered with him to make a copy for me. Worth it in the end, but it took forever and was a giant pain. Morale of the story: Skip all that hassle and just buy this awesome little handheld!

By the way, this game is still fun to play- not just a nostalgia trip. My wife never played Oregon Trail before, and she played it more than I did once I got it. She's a fan now.

eneuman96 wrote: I've never actually played this legendarily famous edutainment game before (though I've played quite a bit of a fanmade remake involving zombies called The Organ Trail), but I decided to pick one of these up on Target's website anyway because it looks rather cool and seems to have a bit more thought put into it than the other miniaturized versions of classic games that have been popping up recently.

Thanks for posting this. I went to Target and put in an order as well. The game came into widespread use after my days on the Apple II, so I too missed this famous edutainment game. I can't wait to also die of dysentery. Besides, our family has been discussing doing a pioneer trip / Mt Rushmore / Oregon Trail kind of summer vacation. What better way to video game and say "but its research!"